H3930
H3930 — לוַֹע
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
loa` (lo'ah) n-m.
1. the gullet
[from H3886]
KJV: throat.
Root(s): H3886
TWOT
TWOT: 1098a
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KJV Renderings
throat.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB4380
[לֹעַ] noun [masculine] probably throat (external) (compare Late Hebrew לוֺעַ jaw, cheek, Aramaic לוֺעָא, [untranscribed source text 2789] id.); — וְשַׂמְתָּ֫ שַׂכִּין בְּלֹעֶ֑ךָ Prov 23:2 and thou shalt put a knife to thy throat (figurative for restraining oneself from indulgence in food).